Record #270 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County	Dorchester
Volume	805
Page Number	14
Buyer or Manumitted Person	Dewit Clinton Handley
Seller or Owner	Thomas James Lecompte
Transaction Type	Bill of Sale
Date	30 Aug 1852
Transaction Abstract	Dewit Clinton Handley bound as surety to Thomas James Lecompt for payment of debts to diverse creditors. Handley chattels include Negro man 20 yo Algernon Stanley Junr, livestock, crops, furniture, etc. If Lecompte pays debts to creditors then Handley will be held harmless.

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